Ministry of Minority Affairs
Hunar Haats Platform for Minority Communities
Hunar Haat is an effective platform wherein opportunity is given to artisans/craftsmen and culinary experts from across the country to showcase and market their handicrafts and indigenous products. Hunar Haat is helping in promotion and preservation of languishing traditional arts, crafts and indigenous products which is playing an effective role in the pledge of Swadeshi se Swavalamban’’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ thereby contributing to the objectives of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Hunar Haat has generated employment and employment opportunities for artisans, craftpersons and associated persons and has further strengthened their market linkages. Hunar Haats have been widely acclaimed as a confluence of craft, cuisine and culture where traditional arts, culinary, attire and cultural heritage of different States & Union Territories are presented and exhibited.
A total of 33 Hunar Haats have been organized since November, 2016, in New Delhi, Mumbai, Prayagraj, Lucknow, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Puducherry, Bhopal, Indore, Ranchi, Mysuru, Panaji, Dehradun, Vrindavan and Rampur etc. More than 7 lakh artisans, craftsmen and people associated with them have been benefitted through various Hunar Haats organized by the Ministry. State wise list of Hunar Haats has been provided as Annexure.
Ministry of Minority Affairs has tied up with the apex body of handicraft exporters in the country as a part of the Hunar Haat to promote exports of products/handicrafts of artisans and craft-persons at a wider international level by strengthening the export orientation of artisans through training & capacity building, product & design development, e-commerce, marketing and export promotions. Further, Hunar Haat is available on a virtual platform in the form of E-Haat and Government e Marketplace  platform wherein handicraft and indigenous products of artisans are displayed on the website and national & international buyers can buy directly from the artisans.
ANNEXURE
State wise details of Hunar Haat conducted 
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S. No
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State
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Hunar Haat details
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1
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Delhi
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India International Trade Fair, New Delhi 
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2
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Baba Kharak Singh Marg 
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3
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India International Trade Fair, New Delhi, 
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4
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Baba Kharak Singh Marg, 
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5
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India International Trade Fair, 
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6
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Baba Kharak Singh Marg, 
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7
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India International Trade Fair, 
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8
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India Gate, 
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9
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Pitampura, 
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10
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JLN Delhi 
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11
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India International Trade Fair, 
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12
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Goa
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Goa 
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13
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Gujarat
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Ahmedabad, 
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14
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Jharkhand
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Ranchi, 
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15
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Karnataka
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Mysuru, 
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16
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Madhya Pradesh
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Indore, 
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17
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Bhopal, 
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18
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Maharashtra
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Islam Gymkhana, Mumbai, 
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19
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BKC, Mumbai, 
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20
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Mumbai, 
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21
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Puducherry
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Puducherry, 
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22
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Puducherry, 
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23
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Rajasthan
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Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, 
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24
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Telangana
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Hyderabad, 
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25
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Uttar Pradesh
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Prayagraj, 
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26
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Prayagraj, 
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27
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Lucknow, 
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28
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Rampur, 
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29
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Lucknow, 
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30
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Rampur, 
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31
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Vrindavan, 
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32
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Lucknow, 
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33
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Uttarakhand
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Dehradun, 
This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.